{{Mangwashi Phiyega is the first woman to head the South African Police.
\nHer appointment follows the firing of Gen Bheki Cele who had been accused of corruption.}}<\/p>\n
South African President Jacob Zuma told Media that he had “decided to relieve Gen Cele of his duties”.<\/p>\n
Gen Cele, whose predecessor was jailed for corruption, was suspended in October after it emerged he had been implicated in alleged unlawful property deals – he had denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
He played a key role in Zuma’s hard-fought campaign to be elected president in 2009.<\/p>\n
Last year a South African corruption investigator, Thuli Madonsela, ruled that police buildings were leased from a company at inflated prices.<\/p>\n
Madonsela – who is South Africa’s public protector, a role similar to that of an ombudsman – accused Gen Cele of being among those who were ultimately responsible for the “fatally flawed” deals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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